Wrist-watch holder.



A. L- JOHNSON & R. L. SKINNER.

WRIST WATCH HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED M AY |..|9|5.

1,153,111; PqtentedSept. 7,1915.

' I Adison Jjj n ED STATES P TENT ornron' ADISON J. JOHNSON AND ROBERTL. SKINNER, 0F BETHANY, MISSOURI.

wnrsr-warcn HOLDER.

Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

- Application filed May 1,1a15. Serial No. 25,220. I

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we', ADISON J. JOHNSON andROBERT L. SKINNER, citizens of the United States, residingat Bethany, inthe county of Harrison, State of Missouri, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Wrist-Watch Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to a wrist watch holder and has as its principalobject the provision of a holder for watches to be used in connectionwith bracelets and the like which shall be strong and simple inconstruction and convenient to use.

A second object of our invention is to provide a holder for hunting casewatches which will include an unbroken ring of metal, but which willalso include means for securely holding the watch and which will beconvenient to use.

A final object of our invention resides in the particular arrangementand combination of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawings F1gure 1 is a side view of abraceletincluding our improved holder, and showing a hunting case watchtherein and the case open. Fig. 2 is a view of the watch and holdershown in Fig. 1 taken from the left of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of thewatch and holder shown in Fig. 1 taken from the right of Fig. 1, showingthe watch case open. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the holder shown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the holder as shown in Fig.4. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the holder as shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 7 isa sectional view of the modified form of holder designed for use withwatch cases having no hinges thereon. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of amodified form of holder similar'to the one shown in Fi 7 except thatcounter-sunk screws are use Throughout the separate views the same partis designated by the same reference character.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 is a continuous ring whosecross section is so formed that the ordinary hunting watch case fitssn'ugly therein. Such a watch case is designated at 2. At one point thering 1 carries an integral lug or projection 4 on which is an eye 8 towhich the wristlet 9 may be secured; Diametrically opposite the lug 4 isa second lug 6 having an aperture 7 therein. It will be seen that thelug 6 lies substantially in the central is pivoted a clasp member 3,.the end of the.

member 3 opposite the pivot 4 being formed into a lug 11 which isadapted to spring past the lug 12 which is integral with the lug' 4 lntoa recess 13 so as to securely hold the member 3 in position when thestem of the watch has been placed in the recess 14 within the lug 4. Itwill be seen that the lug 5 on one side of the ring and the clasp on theother cooperate with the hinge and the stem of the watch respectively tohold the same securely in place. It will be seen that the clasparrangement is such that it cannot come loose accidentally, when oncesprung together and will permit of a huntmg case watch being easilyopened. However, the clasp can be readily undone when necessary byinserting a blade between the shoulder 15 on the member 3 and theshoulder 16 on the member 4.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 7 and 8, it will be understood thatmany watch cases are not provided with hinges and for such cases we useinstead of the slotted lug 5 a block such as 17 which is so shaped as toform a pocket or socket for holding one edge of the watch case, the stembeing held by the clasp arrangement comprising the members 3 and 4 as inthe form shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive. The block 17 may be held inlost even if it should be forcibly torn from the clasp.

It will further be seen by the drawing that the improvement will providemeans by which a hunting case watch may be used with a wristlet allowingthe free opening of the case by pressure on the stem of the watch in theordinary way.

Having thus described our invention, we rigid with the ring for holdingthe watch in 10 claim place 011 the ring, said last mentioned mem- Abracelet watch holder comprising a conher being integral with the ringand having tinuous ring shaped to fit a watch case, a recess therein forreceiving the hinge of 5 clasping means for holding the post of the thewatch.

Watch case including a clasp-member mount- In testimony whereof We afiixour signaed to swing in a plane at right angles to the tures. plane ofthe ring, and a member diametri- ADISON J. JOHNSON. cally opposite fromsaid clasping means and I ROBERT L. SKINNER.

